Terrance McKnight

WQXR Host

Terrance McKnight is the WQXR weekday evening host. He also hosts the Saturday evening program, All Ears with Terrance McKnight, a show about musical discovery, which was honored with an ASCAP Deems Taylor Radio Broadcast Award in 2010.

McKnight’s musical experiences – from glee club soloist and accomplished pianist, to professor at Morehouse College, and finally as producer and host of several music programs for public radio – have consistently juxtaposed the European Classical tradition alongside American classic traditions – jazz, gospel, African American spirituals and other musical genres.

McKnight was first heard in New York in 2008 when he joined the staff of WNYC. He moved to WQXR in October 2009. Previously he worked at Georgia Public Broadcasting, where he was creator, producer and host of Studio GPB, a program that introduced a wide array of musical artists through interviews, live studios sessions and commercial recordings.

Terrance McKnight appears in the following:

The Greene Space

Q2 Music Presents: Cameron Carpenter

Friday, April 20, 2012

7:00 PM

Virtuoso composer-organist Cameron Carpenter joins WQXR's Terrance McKnight for a kaleidoscopic tour through the repertoire for organ including legendary works and Carpenter's own compositions and arrangements.

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Broadway’s A Streetcar Named Desire

Monday, March 19, 2012

7:00 PM

Check out our exclusive conversation with the cast of Broadway's A Streetcar Named Desire, the new take on Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece.

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I, Too, Sing America: Langston and Zora's Un-Sung Collaboration

Friday, February 24, 2012

7:00 PM

Like countless creative collaborations, the one between Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes was fruitful but ultimately ended in acrimony. 

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WQXR Presents Rufus Wainwright in Performance and Conversation

Sunday, February 12, 2012

7:00 PM

Explore the classical side of acclaimed singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright in this very special one-night-only event!

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Q2 Music Previews Ecstatic Music Festival

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

7:00 PM

Featuring music and conversation with Jason Treuting, Angélica Negrón, and Jherek Bischoff as well as a conversation with composer and festival curator, Judd Greenstein.

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WQXR Beethoven 32-Piano Sonata Marathon ALL DAY PASS

Sunday, November 20, 2011

11:00 AM

Hosted by WQXR Radio Hosts, Midge Woolsey and Terrance McKnight. Can’t get enough Beethoven?  Don’t suffer in silence.  Join us for this extraordinary once-in-a-lifetime event at The Greene Space,

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STICK FLY: A Conversation in The Greene Space

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

7:00 PM

The Greene Space welcomed you to the world of STICK FLY, a sharply funny, endlessly surprising new play by Lydia Diamond.

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Morehouse College Glee Club 100th Anniversary Concert

Friday, September 30, 2011

7:00 PM

Join the internationally acclaimed Morehouse College Glee Club as they celebrate their 100th anniversary. WQXR’s Terrance McKnight—a proud Glee Club alum—hosts the evening.

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Africa Redux: Performance & Discussion on Tradition, Hip Hop, and Transnationalism

Friday, June 24, 2011

7:00 PM

Join Somi, Wunmi, Malika Zarra, and DJ Funmi in a conversation and performance around the next generation of artistic voices emerging from the African continent.

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Battle of the Boroughs: Ultimate Battle

Friday, June 17, 2011

7:00 PM

In a night filled with music varying from reggae to rock across all five boroughs, the winner of this unique talent series for the best up-and-coming performers in New York City will be revealed using your voice, your votes.

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Battle of the Boroughs: Manhattan

Friday, June 3, 2011

7:00 PM

Be a part of Season Two of Battle of the Boroughs in The Greene Space — the unique talent series for the best up-and-coming performers in New York City. Last year, over 168 artists and 45 groups from across the five boroughs performed in our SoHo performance space.

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Battle of the Boroughs: Staten Island

Friday, May 6, 2011

7:00 PM

Be a part of Season Two of Battle of the Boroughs in The Greene Space — the unique talent series for the best up-and-coming performers in New York City. Last year, over 168 artists and 45 groups from across the five boroughs performed in our SoHo performance space.

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Battle of the Boroughs: The Bronx

Friday, April 1, 2011

7:00 PM

Be a part of Season Two of Battle of the Boroughs in The Greene Space — the unique talent series for the best up-and-coming performers in New York City. Last year, over 168 artists and 45 groups from across the five boroughs performed in our SoHo performance space.

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Battle of the Boroughs: Queens

Friday, March 4, 2011

7:00 PM

Be a part of Season Two of Battle of the Boroughs in The Greene Space — the unique talent series for the best up-and-coming performers in New York City. Last year, over 168 artists and 45 groups from across the five boroughs performed in our SoHo performance space.

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Battle of the Boroughs: Brooklyn

Friday, February 4, 2011

7:00 PM

Be a part of Season Two of Battle of the Boroughs in The Greene Space — the unique talent series for the best up-and-coming performers in New York City. Last year, over 168 artists and 45 groups from across the five boroughs performed in our SoHo performance space.

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Preview of John Adams' Nixon in China

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

7:00 PM

WQXR will host a special preview of the Metropolitan Opera's staging of John Adams' iconic Nixon in China. The event will feature a discussion with Adams about his most famous opera, as well as performances of key arias by several of the leads in the Met production.

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Cornel West and Randy Weston: Jazzmen in the World of Ideas

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

7:00 PM

West and Weston will take audiences through an improvised conversation that will touch on politics, race, the blues and jazz, the social condition of “the least of these” and how their personal narratives are intertwined over time and space.

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Caramoor International Jazz Festival Hits Manhattan

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

7:00 PM

The Greene Space and the Caramoor International Jazz Festival turn up the heat in New York City, as we bring you a sneak-peek into the full three-day Caramoor International Jazz Festival with today’s jazz greats: Elio Villafranca, Clarice Assad, and Spoken Hand Percussion Orchestra.

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Caramoor Festival: Sneak Peek

Thursday, June 24, 2010

7:00 PM

WQXR presents a sneak preview of this summer’s Caramoor International Music Festival, featuring a dazzling array of live performances by some of the artists featured in this year’s festival line-up.

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The Ultimate Battle of the Boroughs

Friday, June 18, 2010

7:00 PM

The battle culminates in the final round with winners from each borough competing against each other. It's sold out, but you can watch the whole event via live video webcast at thegreenespace.org.